Motor



June 21, 1932.

H. R. VOGEL MOTOR Filed Feb. 28, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l June 21, 1932. H, Rf VOGEL 1,863,769

MOTOR Filed Feb. 28, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented .lime 21, 1932 assign rarest ostina HENRY R. VOGEL, OF .ARCADIJL WISCONSIN Moron Appiicaaon med rebr'uary'ss, i930. seriai No. 432,062.

This invention relatesto an internal combustion engine and while the invention might CIT) be applied to various types of such engines,

it isV illustrated particularly as applied to an engine of the stationarytypeV or of the .type in which the cylinders are stationary.

Some of fthe problems encountered in con` structing an internal combustion engine are securing a simple means for the distribution 1 of the o'ases to the cylinders, securing compression and properly lubricating the motor.

lt is an object of this invention to provide an internal combustion motor preferably of the two-cycle type which has stationary pow- 1 er and compression or booster` cylinders, the

combustible mixture being compressed in the latter and then delivered to the former.v

lt is another object of the invention to provide an internal combustion motor in which the usual movable valves together with their springs, rocker arms and tappets are eliminated.

lt is another object of the invention to pro` vide an internal combustion engine having a plurality of power cylinders and the samey number of booster or compression cylinders, said cylinders having openings therein, conduits communicating with said openings, a casing to which said conduits lead and a rotatable member in said casing adapted to distribute a Vcombustible mixture to the compression cylinders and also affording a passage for said mixture Vfrom the compression cylinders to the power cylinders,V

lt is still another object of the invention to provide an internal combustion motor hav# ing a plurality of power cylinders, the same number of compression or booster cylinders,

cylinders being arranged in pairs disposed substantially at opposite sides of the crank shaft, said cylinders having openings therei nto, conduits communicating with said open? ings and4 communicating with a cylindrical casingconcentric with the crank shaft, together with a rotatable member on the crank shaft adaptedV to have a combustible mixture delivered thereto and having means for delivering said mixture to the conduits leading to said compression cylinders, said mem-v rotating chamber. n

.which:- a crank shaft, said power and compression v motor 5 Y the parts in other` positions, and

It is more specifically an object ofthe invention to provide an internal combustion motor comprising, a power vcylinder and a compression or booster cylinder cooperating therewith, said cylinders having pistons therein connected to a crank shaft, a cylindrical casing concentric with the crank shaft i having ports leading to the power'and compression cylinders, a rotatable memberfitting in said casing havinga peripheral recess to which a combustible mixture is delivered, said recess aligning at. times with the conduit Yleading to said booster cylinder, said member also having an internal chamber with ports leading therefrom adapted to align at times respectively with the ports in said casing leading tothe power and booster cylinders. y

These and other object-s and advantages of the'invention will be fully set forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views, and inv 'Fig l is a viewin end elevation of the V Fig. Qris'a section taken substantially on line 2 2 of Fig. l as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a rotating distributing member used;

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view'of a pair of the cylinders, the distributingmember and casing in which it is mounted;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing `'flanges out of line with the channels.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the parts in different positions.

Referring rto the drawings, a motor is shown comprising a frame designated gern erally as 10, said frame having a substantially cylindrical portion from the periphery of which project circumferentially spaced hubs 10a. Cylinders 11 and 12 are secured in the hubs 10a, said cylinders being shown as hav.- ing iianges 11a and 12a; respectively, which seat on the' tops of said hubs7 said cylinders extending down into said hubs a considerable distance. lhilevarious means may be used to hold the cylinders in place, in theembodi`- ment of the invention illustrated ythey are shown as having mutilated flanges 11b and y12?) received in channels inthe cylinders, the cylinders then being rotated to brin t-he (Jylinders 11 and'12 are illustrated ashaving eooling fins 13 thereon and cylinders 11 are shown as having openings or portsV 110 adjacent their outerends. Cylinders V12 are shown as having inlet openings or ports 120 and exhaust ports or openings 12d. As shown in Fig. 1, there are two exhaust ports somewhat close together at one side of the cylinder and exhaust conduits'l lead from tiese exhaust ports. The cylinders 12 also are shown as 'each having a pair of spark plugs 15 in their outer ends which'V plugs will beof the usual type and will be as usual connected tothe timer or distributor. rPhe frame 10 has an opening 10b of considerable size centrally thereof at one side and a side plate 16 is bolted tothe frame 10 bythe headed and nutted bolts 17; VElate 16 has a central lhub 16a in the inner side of which is secured the ball bearing casing 18. Frame 10 lhas alarge cene tral opening at its side opposite the opening` ltlbgwhich iscovered by amanifold V19-having a flange bolted to frame 10 bythe headed and nutted bolts V20. Member 19 has' a central hub or cylindrical casing 19a at itscenter in the inner end of which is securedaballbeari-ng casing 21. Member 19 has an outer opening surrounded by an'outwardly extending flange 19e and a member 22 coversV said opening, the same having a peripheral flange boltedV to the flange 19e by the-headed and nuttedbolts 23.` Member 22 has a central hub portion22a )in which is secured Va ball bearing casing24.

Av housing member or shell 25 isfbolted pto .member v22 bythe headed and nutted fbolts 25a and projects outwardly therefrom having its outer end open and provid-edk with an outwardly extending peripheral flange 25?). AnY

oil distributing casing 26 issecured to the end of member 25 having a ange bolted to flange 25lbyrthe headed and nutted bolts 27. Mein- Y ber 26 has a central hub 26a having a central bore or recess ther-ein whichY forms the'bear-A ing for the end of a crank shaft 2.8,.portions of which are also journaled 1n bearings 1S,

21 and 24. The member 19has conduits 196 extending therethrough having outwardlyy projecting hubs to which are connected conduits 29 in turn communicating with the openings 110 in the cylinders 111, said conduits being shown as being held in place by headed bolts 29a'having their 'endsthreaded in cylinders 11 respectively.' Member 19 has other conduitsj190 extending therethrough having oppositely projecting hubs to which are connected the conduits 30 which align with openings in frame 10, in turn aligning with the inlet openings 120 in cylinders 127 conduits y30 also being shown as being held in place byvbolts 31 having their ends threaded into the frame. A piston 32 is disposed in each of the cylinderspivotally'con-` nected to the vusual connecting rod33 which lin turn -is pivotally connectedto a headi4 of a master connecting'rod 35. rEachcylinder 12fhas a piston olthereinto oneofzwhich rod 35 is pivotally connected. The hea-C134 asl shown in Fig. 2V comprises two' laterally spaced disk-like members having bearings therein for the ends :of theWr-ist pin 37, said Adisks also 4having secured therein at their l in the casing 19aY a gas distributing member 42., Member .42 isof cylindrical shape and is provided with anv interior chamber 42a,

Crank shaft 28 said member-having end openings fitting i crankshaft 28 and being-held inplacebn said cran-k shaft by anutALS-engaging one end thereof. Member42 has lpacking rings 44 extending circumferentially thereof yadapted Atolengage theinterior wall of casing 19a and e -v -form seals againstithe passage of gas longitudinally o'ffmember 4,2, at the periphery thereof.- At the outersiderof the'outer ring 4i member42 is provided rwith a peripheral segmental recess .112?) and the .same also has a plurality of holes 420 extending from its.V Tou-ter? end llintoV Ithe recessV 42?). Adjacent the rings. 1,4 member l12 ihas ports 42d and 42e 42e align'-withthe ports orvopeningsin 'the cas1n`g19a communicating with the conduits 19?; and port 42aY aligns with :the openings or' ports in casing l9 acommunicating with.

the conduitsl-)cfy 'The frame 10 can be supextending from'its peripheryto the chamber 42a. VAsishownin ;Fig.`12, recesses 427) and A for.

portedfronrany suitable-support, a portion Vof a supporting member being shown yin carbureter 46 is shown connected to the lower portion of casing 19 which will deliver the gas into member 19, through the opening 19d shown in dotted lines in F ig. 2. Said carbureter 4G will be of any well-known type and need not be further described. A distributor 47 is shown in Fig. 1 which will be of any standard type, the same being shown as driven by a shaft 4S secured toa helical gear 49 meshing 'with gear .40. Shaft 49 also.

forms `a driving means for an oil pump 50 from which a plurality of oil conveying tubes k51 are shown as leading, a pair of these being shown as extending into member 19 adapted to lubricate member 42'and rings 44 and one of 'which is shown as extending to the end of the motor for lubricating bearings for the crank shaft. The oil pump 5() will be provided with an inlet line extending into a sump y chamber. 52 which entends from the bottom 6 the piston 32 in a booster cylinder is shown As as almost at the outer limit of its stroke. the engine turns a little further piston 32 starts inwardly or away from the outer end of the cylinder giving a suction stroke. At this time the recess 42o comes into alignment with the port in casing 19erl leading to conduit 19t and a charge of gas is drawn into the booster cylinder through the conduit 196. 1When piston 32 has come substantially to the end of its suction stroke member 42 has turned suiiciently for the end of recess 420 to pass the port leading to conduit 19?) so that communication with the booster cylinder is cut off and in a further movement of the engine piston 32 starts on its compression stroke and compresses the gas just taken in. When the piston 32 nears the end of its compression stroke, the port 42e comes into alignment with the port leading to conduit 19?) and port 42d comes into alignment with the port leading to conduit 190. The gaswhich has been compressed-.in the booster or compression cyl! inderthuspassesthrough conduit19,througth port 42e into the chamber 42a in member 42 and out through the port' 42d into conduit 19C and through the inlet port into the power cylinder 12. At this time the member 42 `is in the position shown` in Fig. 6. At this time the piston in the power cylinder has just finished its power stroke and the inlet opening 12e is uncovered by the piston. The gas of course has been highly compressed in the E booster cylinder and itpasses into the power cylinder with great rapidity. Y' 'The piston 36' port. is covered and the gas is compressed in the end of the cylinder until the charge is fired. Piston 36 in Fie. 5 is shown as having covered the inlet port but the exhaust port-ifs still open. ln'Fig. 4 the piston 36 is shown as almost at the end of its compression strolie and substantially in tiring position. rlhe rush of gas into the cylinders 12 .through the inlet ports will assist somewhat in vexpelling the burned gases through the' exhaust port 12d and thus 'assists in the scavenging of the burned gases. The firing and` boosting cylinders are arranged in pairs and the conduits leading thereto from casing'19`a are Vequally As piston 36 moves toward the outer end of the cylinder the exhaust' distributed about said casing. The member 42 in its rotation will successively come into the same relation with each cooperating pair of firing and booster cylinders. The description given of this member in relationjt'o one pair therefore will apply to its action with the other pairs. rllhe timer will of course be adjustedto operate'the spark plugs on each outward movement' of the pistons 36, the

timer,"as stated,` vbeing driven from thecranlr shaft througlithe gears 40 and-4.1.9.l @il will be pumped by the pump 50 fromV the sump Y52 and delivered through the various oil tubes for oiling the moving parts.

From the above description it is seen that' applicant has provided a very simple and efficient motor of the two cycletypecomprising a plurality of stationary cylinders. The construction does away with all valves, springs, roclrer arms, tappets and adjustments there'- for and the same is thus simplified in a high degree.V The motor isalso entirelylubricated from inside of the crank vcase and lubrication is simplified.Y A high compression is obtained which adds to the efficiency of the motor. The distribution of the gas is made simple by the member 42 cooperating with the casing 19a and the parts leading therefrom. The motor therefore has comparatively few moving parts. It is obvious that the device will have a high degree of utility forthe purpose intended.

It will, Of. course,beimderstood that various ,changes may-be made in the form, details,

proportions and arrangement -of theparts, without departing from the scope of applicants invention, which, generally stated, consists in a device capable rof carrying out the objects above set forth. in the novel Ypart-s and combinations of parts discl'osedand defined in the appended claims'.

What is claimed is :'-V

1; An internal,combustionengineuhaving in combination, a `stationary'power cylinder, a stationary compression cylinder 'cooperating therewith, said cylinders having. Iopenings leading thereinto, conduits respectively connected 'to said openings, a casing` with which said conduits communicate, a. crank shaft passing through saidl casing,

-cylinder and a source vof gas communicating with said chamber wherebygas can be supplied to said compression cylinder, compressed therein and then delivered to said power cylinder. y i

Y 2. An internal combustion engine having in combination, a stationary power cylinder, a'piston `reciprocable therein,`a crank shaft kto which said piston is connected, said cyl- Ainder having an inlet opening thereinto, a stationary compression cylinder, a piston reciprocable'therein and'connectedto the crank shaft, afconduit leading from the outer'enfd ofsaid'compression cylinder, a conduit leading from Asaid inlet opening of said ,power cylinder, a cylindrical `casing Aconcentric with the crank shaft andihaving ports with Y which-said conduits communicate and a revoluble member in said-casing connected for revolution with said crankshaft Vand to which the combustible'mixture is delivered having means for delivering said mixture to said compression cylinder and means for affording communicationv between said conduits.

8. An internal combustion engine having in combination, aj plurality? of circumferentially spaced stationary power cylinders, al

like number of-stationary compression cylinders, the latter being arranged almost diametrically opposite the powerl cylinders, a

said rotary memberhaving a central openking and having `ports' leading therefrom adaptedto cooperate with said first ,melltioned port-s to afford communication b etween saidl conduits leading from a power cylinder ,A to a corresponding compression cylinder. i

4. The structure set forth infclaiin l, a casing surrounding said cylindrical casing `forming a combustible mixture chamber,

saidrotary member-having openings through one end thereof leading to said recess and communicating with said chamber through whichA said combustible inixturepasses.

5.v An internal combustion engine having in combination a crank shaft, a stationary power cylinder, a stationary compression cylinder oppositely disposed andgco-operating therewith, said cylinders being disposed radially of the axis of saidy crank shaft and having openings leading thereinto, conduits respectively connectedto said openings, a

central casing with whichY said conduits' communicate, vpistons working vin said cyl-A inders and connected with said crank Shaft, said conduits and casing beingoifsetlongitudinally from said cylinders, a valve ineinber revoluble withsaid crank shaftwand disposed withinsaid casing and having ports therein adapted to align respectively vwith said conduits,'and.a sourceof gas communieating with said member whereby gas may be supplied to ,said compression cylinder,

compressed. therein and r`then .delivered to said power cylinder. 'v

In testimony whereof I affix myisignature.

HENRY R. VOGEL;

crank shaftdisposed substantially centrally of said cylinders, Ypistons in said cylinders respectively, said pistons being connected to said crank shaft, said powerV cylinders having inlet openings and exhaust'openings,V said compression cylinders havingopenings adj acent their outer rends, conduitsL extending from the intake openings of said power cylinders, conduits extending from the'openings in said compression cylinders, a stationary cylindrical casing concentric with said crank shaft having'portswith kwhich said conduits respectively communicate, aj rotary .Ymeinber connected to Vsaid-crank shaft having aV Y peripheral recess-adapted to align with 4and cooperate with the conduits extending from said'compression cylinders, means `forfde- ,vlfiveringa combustible mixture to' said recess, 

